I brewed a small partial mash and extract lager 2.75 gallons this past Saturday and pitched nearly an entire packet of expired S-23 I had added to sanitized cup containing about 3 oz of DME boiled in a cup of water at the start of my mash.
Anyway, I figured I may have over pitched a bit but didn't want to take chances with the yeast being expired.
I placed the fermentator in the basement ambient temps 54-62, 58 consistently in my 1956 built bomb shelter.
The airlock was active before I went to bed and bubbled like crazy all through Sunday and still before o went to work Monday morning. When I came home @ noon all quiet.
I checked again in the evening and still nothing. I checked the gravity and it had dropped from OG of 1.045 to 1.017 and yeasties were still active as the hygrometer as it foamed up while I watched NetFlix with the wife.
Figured I should be patient and let nature take its course. Still quiet today, absolutely no airlock activity - micro bubbles in sanitizer solution still where they were when I checked this am. Took another gravity reading and temp. 1.014 and 63 F wort temp with room temp of 59.
I think I should just let it set until the weekend and check gravity again before doing anything regarding temperature. Anything I could do if it may not have been aerated enough???
Anyway, I figured I may have over pitched a bit but didn't want to take chances with the yeast being expired.
I placed the fermentator in the basement ambient temps 54-62, 58 consistently in my 1956 built bomb shelter.
The airlock was active before I went to bed and bubbled like crazy all through Sunday and still before o went to work Monday morning. When I came home @ noon all quiet.
I checked again in the evening and still nothing. I checked the gravity and it had dropped from OG of 1.045 to 1.017 and yeasties were still active as the hygrometer as it foamed up while I watched NetFlix with the wife.
Figured I should be patient and let nature take its course. Still quiet today, absolutely no airlock activity - micro bubbles in sanitizer solution still where they were when I checked this am. Took another gravity reading and temp. 1.014 and 63 F wort temp with room temp of 59.
I think I should just let it set until the weekend and check gravity again before doing anything regarding temperature. Anything I could do if it may not have been aerated enough???